NFA cracks on several CTAs: CFS Capital, Capital FX and ACJ Capital
With all the 1:10 leverage turmoil happening lately we shouldn’t forget that NFA/CFTC are the only retail forex watchdogs in the US. From time to time the agencies perform well in uncovering forex frauds and in shutting down problematic businesses.
A few days ago NFA cracked on quite a few CTAs which lost millions of clients [...]
BarclayHedge: July Hedge Fund and CTA Performance
Friday, September 11, 2009
Hedge funds had a positive month in July reflected by gains in sixteen of our eighteen indices. The average return for the 2,583 hedge funds (ex. FoFs) that have so far reported a July return is +2.81%. The estimates for August, along with the number of funds reporting for each of our [...]
Barclay CTA Index Down 0.06%
FAIRFIELD, Iowa, August 17, 2009– Managed futures traders had mixed results in July, averaging out to a 0.06% loss according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge.
“Intra-month price reversals in major futures markets made for a difficult trading environment in July,” says Sol Waksman, founder and president of BarclayHedge.
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Barclay CTA Index Down 2.34% in 2009; Managed Futures Slide 0.51% in April
FAIRFIELD, Iowa, May 14, 2009– Managed futures slipped again in April, losing 0.51% according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. Year-to-date, the Index is down 2.34%.
“Directionless markets and conflicting trends made it difficult for CTAs to extract profits from trading positions in April,” says Sol Waksman, founder and president of BarclayHedge.
Looks like money managers weren’t [...]
